Yany Prado Torres (born 2 January 1991) is a Cuban actress. She is best known for playing Génesis in La doble vida de Estela Carrillo and Irma in La reina soy yo.[1] In 2021, Prado starred on the Netflix's series Sky Rojo as Gina.

Yany Prado
Prado at the 13th CiBRA Festival in 2021
Born
Yany Prado Torres

(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Life and career

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Prado was born in Havana on 2 January 1991, but moved to Mexico at age eleven together with her family.[2] She went to Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística where she studied acting. Her first television role was in 2010 in the Mexican series La rosa de Guadalupe as Carolina and other characters in the following years. Prado made her television comeback in 2017 in La doble vida de Estela Carrillo playing Génesis. The role gave her a nomination for Best Young Lead Actress at the 36th TVyNovelas Awards.[3]

In 2018, she played La Negra in the Mexican TV series Tres Milagros, and, in 2019, she played La Luchis in Ringo and Irma in La reina soy yo.[4]

In 2019, she was cast to play the role of Gina in the Netflix Spanish series Sky Rojo.[5][6]

Filmography

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Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010–2014 La rosa de Guadalupe Various 4 episodes
2015 Como dice el dicho Pamela 1 episode
2017 La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Génesis Main role
2018 Tres Milagros Luz María "La Negra" Main role
2019 Ringo La Luchis Recurring role
La reina soy yo Irma "El Huracán" Main role
2021 Sky Rojo Gina Lead role
2024 El Conde: Amor y honor[7] Violeta

Awards and nominations

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Young Lead Actress La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Nominated [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Conoce a Yany Prado, una joven actriz cubana que se abre paso en el mundo de las telenovelas". Cuba en Miami (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ Barreto Hernández, Liliet (24 April 2021). "Hasta que no llegue a Hollywood no paro" (PDF). Vanguardia: 3.
  3. ^ a b "Yany Prado, una cubana en tierras aztecas". Debate (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "TV Azteca inicia grabaciones del remake de 'Tres Milagros'". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sky Rojo: Yany Prado, la bellísima cubana que hizo de todo para llegar a la serie". Terra. 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Los ángeles de Charlie, pero más punky: Así es 'Sky Rojo', lo mejor que prepara Netflix". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Yani Prado, de las principales en El conde". cuartopoder.mx (in Spanish). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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